Compliance with Safety Precautions among Healthcare Workers in Rivers State

Abstract

This study investigated the compliance with safety precautions among healthcare workers in Rivers State. The study adopted the descriptive cross sectional research design. The population of the study comprised of health care workers in Rivers State, the sample size for this study was 422 derived using Cochran formula and data gotten using a multistage sampling technique with two stages. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled ‘‘Questionnaire on knowledge of safety precautions among healthcare workers”. The data collected from this study were collated and analyzed with the Statistical Products for Service Solution (SPSS) using the descriptive statistics of frequency, simple percentages, mean, standard deviation for answering research questions, and regression model was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The result showed good compliance with safety precautions among healthcare workers (1.68±0.97). The result also revealed a significant relationship between demographic variables (job category [f(7,402) = 9.817, p<0.05] and years of working experience [f(3,406) = 16.012, p<0.05]) and compliance with safety precautions among Healthcare Workers in Rivers State. It was concluded that there was good compliance with safety precautions among healthcare workers in Rivers State. It was recommended amongst others that the Ministry of Health and other health agencies should to create thorough safety handbooks or guides that offer detailed instructions on safety protocols and guidelines for healthcare personnel.

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